The Journal

Stories from
the open water

Honest dispatches from life aboard SV Nami β€” the good, the challenging, and the breathtaking.

Nami being hauled out at Nanajuana Marina, Rio Dulce
This could have sunk Nami β€” Rebuilding the Rudder Part 1

A dime-sized hole from a propeller strike. A rudder full of water. And a haul-out in Guatemala that revealed something far worse underneath β€” crevice corrosion that could have left us adrift in the open ocean.

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